|
|
|
Webwatch
The ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of science
Science can be weird, yet intriguing at times and the whyfiles is a case in point. This site includes details of some of the strangest scientific “phenomena,” if you can call it that. Consider, for example, the article on scientists using animal urine to make drugs, or the sweater that was made from the wool of a clone. Sounds outrageous, doesn’t it? Though some of the so-called “discoveries” are a tad outdated, this site can be a fun read and it deserves a visit.
http://whyfiles.org/055oddball/index.html
Health online
The World Wide Web is full of websites on health-related issues. One of such sites is eMedicine, which certainly stands out as a highly useful resource. It packs information into three categories: health resource, lifestyle and wellness, and first-aid and emergencies. Also, it incorporates a medical dictionary and information on drug recalls and alerts. This site also offers a free newsletter, which visitors can subscribe to and learn a variety of new things. Do check it out, if you’re interested in knowing more about health issues.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/
All about bar codes
Get creative and bar code yourself. At barcodeart.com, you will be provided with the wonderful world of aesthetically enchanting bar codes. You may not want to print a picture of Bill Gates and plaster it to your bedroom wall, but you have to admit that his mug in bar code is at least amusing and somewhat intriguing. Oprah, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe are just a few of the art subjects immortalized in bar code.
http://www.barcodeart.com/art/art.html
Think science
Here’s the science website which has documented everything from alchemy to “mechanical television”, with figures and galvanism. The overly adventurous should start reading at the bottom of the page — that’s the part with the big disclaimer that says, in essence, you would have to be quite dumb to try most of this at home. — Shaneela Khan
http://www.lateralscience.co.uk/index.html
|
|
|
|
